Gulak: We can no longer coexist with Igbos in Nigeria – Northern coalition

The Coalition of Northern Teams (CNG) on Sunday mentioned the North can now not proceed to coexist with individuals of Igbo extraction in Nigeria.

CNG mentioned the assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in Imo State, was a sign that the North can now not coexist with southeasterners in Nigeria.

Spokesman of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, mentioned Gulak’s assassination is a wider plan by the individuals of Igbo extraction to copy the ugly occasions of 1966.

In a press release by Suleiman, CNG claimed that individuals of the Southeast are funding “gangs” just like the Indigenous Folks of Biafra (IPOB) and Japanese Safety Community (ESN) to trigger havoc.

CNG mentioned it’s now not doubtful that the “violent rascality by the IPOB, the ESN and different assortments of armed Igbo gangs is funded, absolutely supported and emboldened by each part of the Igbo society at dwelling and within the Diaspora.”

It added that: “The CNG considers it an insult to our collective sensibilities and atypical guidelines of decency to anticipate different components of the nation, significantly the North, to proceed to coexist as one nation with the Igbo as federating companions.

“The coordinated incessant assaults on police formations in Imo, Ebonyi, Aba, Ibadan, Enugu, Anambra and most not too long ago the police headquarters in Kwara and Sunday’s chilly blooded assassination of Ahmed Gulak, a distinguished northern chief, are a part of a wider plan by the Igbo to copy the ugly occasions of 1966 and the extra motive why we can’t be moderately anticipated to dwell with them as a nation any longer.”

Suleiman additionally reiterated its rejection of the simply concluded public listening to on structure overview organized by the Senate, stressing that it got here on the unsuitable time and with the unsuitable motive.

He mentioned the structure overview was simply one other train in futility with the only motive of diverting the massive public funds allotted for it as with all earlier makes an attempt.

“It’s equally insensitive for the Senate to provide you with such doubtful train at a time the entire of the northern area is actually deserted on the mercy of a rampaging insurgency and varied safety points designed to constantly weaken the area politically and pauperize it economically,” he mentioned.